Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie
Martial arts fight between Kimura and Gracie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 1951. It was held as a special challenge, with no titles on the line: Gracie was the self-proclaimed national jiu-jitsu champion,[1] seen as a regular judo 6th dan by Kimura,[2] while Kimura himself was coming from a career in professional wrestling and teaching of judo. The result of the fight was a victory for Kimura by technical submission.[2]
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Date | October 23, 1951 | ||||||||||||
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Venue | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | N/A | ||||||||||||
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Kimura won by Technical submission at the second round |
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